Where does “Mantel” come from?

Mantel (German) comes from Middle High German mantel, from Old High German mantal, from Latin mantēllum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

Mantel (German): mantle; coat

Definitions

  1. mantle; coat

Ancestry of “Mantel”, step by step

Mantel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German mantel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmantel—
2Old High Germanmantal—
3Latinmantēllum—
4Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
5Gaulishmantos—
6Proto-Celticmantos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble

via Late Latin mantum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
2Gaulishmantalostrodden road
3Proto-Celticmantlos—

Words derived from “Mantel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →Every word from Gaulish mantos →